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Herbert Walker also known as Herbert Cantrill

Born Herbert Walker, but all records are in the name of Herbert Cantrill. He appears as Herbert Walker on the memorial and in the Derbyshire Times report.

Cantrill, Herbert, Private, 67439, 8th Infantry Labour Company, Durham Light Infantry
Born Alton, Derbyshire
Enlisted Derby
Resided Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Died of pneumonia 29th March 1917 aged 31
Son of Joshua and Mary Cantrill, of Ken Park, Ashover, Chesterfield.
Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII, A, 173

1911 Census
A colliery pit banksman
Son of Joshua, a coal miner hewer, and Mary Ann Cantrill, of Ken Park, Littlemoor, Ashover, Derbyshire

(Article and photograph from the Derbyshire Times, 14th April 1917)

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